Wow that's pretty tiny at 1'. Great details and colors.
Yeh small as, was a real test for the new camera and guiding system but both performed very well..I am pretty sure it is seeing limited ie no more resolution to be had without better seeing
Of course there is the lovely star cluster as well
I noticed a small non de script object just above NGC 2438 in my final image and went back and scrutinised my Ha and OIII and sure enough there it was, unfortunately I had suppressed it in my processing flow as I was too fixated on NGC 2438 soooo I redid the Ha and OIII combine and was more careful this time..in other words yep, I did a Sidonio so all image links have now been updated
It is very faint and appears to be about 30" X 15" in size and brightest in Ha with hardly anything in OIII and its shape reminds me of a maraca or babies rattle .
Apparently this smaller object is in fact a protoplanetary nebula, which also has the names of the Calabash Nebula or the Rotten Egg Nebula, here is a close up of the new little PN
Nicely done Mike. Keep pushing the envelope and have to agree that a dome gives far more pleasure than most people think of. Makes sitting inside controlling every thing in the dome very easy and relaxed.
Good on you
Allan
Nicely done Mike. Keep pushing the envelope and have to agree that a dome gives far more pleasure than most people think of. Makes sitting inside controlling every thing in the dome very easy and relaxed.
Good on you
Allan
Cheers Allan, I tried to find a jet in there somewhere but alas....
You are right about the dome...but the 3.5m model would be better
And nice to see you have finally seen the light and converted to the joys and myriad photographic opportunities afforded by narrow field imaging! If it wasn't for all those pesky stars I'd say you've become another Fred!
And nice to see you have finally seen the light and converted to the joys and myriad photographic opportunities afforded by narrow field imaging! If it wasn't for all those pesky stars I'd say you've become another Fred!
He he, oh weeeell not much choice when ya native field is only 38' X 30' anyway
Another Fred huh?.. hmmm?...my longest with the AG12 is 11.3hrs ...soooo, quadruple that and... I'm him!
wow that planetary image is pretty speccy! I went through a phase of photographing planetary neb's for a year or so, many years ago, haven't been back for a while ... think I need some more filters for it.
That is an awesome image Mike, I love it, my second favorite OC. Will have to see if I can put a few more hours on it with my little setup. I had a quick go, but no real detail in it.
Saw Don Goldmans presentation on imaging PN's at AAIC last year and impressed with what you can do when you have a good set up and the right filters. Am now eeking out NB filters one at a time to reduce bank balance impact Got hooked on stellar life cycles over the last year or so and am fascinated with how PN's evolve and based on your point of view how they appear in images. M46 was my first imaged PN a couple of years ago but its clearly not a patch on this.
Geez Mike, stop banging on about this proto planetary will ya?!?
It's OLD news, I took a photo of this region in March of last year and it was CLEARLY visible in my shot!!! See my attached proof
Oh, and while you are at it, do something about your stars dude! They are all roundish and starlike, it won't do, it just won't do at all my friend......
If you ever need any tips on capturing or processing quality data, just let me know.
Cheers
Chris
(in case you missed it, this is a tongue in cheek, sarcastic post....)
You really do make the most of your setup. First time I've seen NGC 2438 at this resolution on this forum.
Cheers,
Justin.
Cheers Justin, be prepared for a few more now
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That is an awesome image Mike, I love it, my second favorite OC. Will have to see if I can put a few more hours on it with my little setup. I had a quick go, but no real detail in it.
Go for it Andrew, nothing ventured nothing gained
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Great image.
It is a very cool cluster, mostly due toe the little ring in it
Saw Don Goldmans presentation on imaging PN's at AAIC last year and impressed with what you can do when you have a good set up and the right filters. Am now eeking out NB filters one at a time to reduce bank balance impact Got hooked on stellar life cycles over the last year or so and am fascinated with how PN's evolve and based on your point of view how they appear in images. M46 was my first imaged PN a couple of years ago but its clearly not a patch on this.
Did you figure out what the extra object was yet?
Yes NB filters do assist, I essentially just did the RGB for the stars and the rest as NB for the rings The little object is a protoplanetary or new star which I guess is essentially the opposite to a planetary nebula which is the death of a star. EDIT ok that's wrong, this is a planetary nebula ie a dying star.
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Geez Mike, stop banging on about this proto planetary will ya?!?
It's OLD news, I took a photo of this region in March of last year and it was CLEARLY visible in my shot!!! See my attached proof
Oh, and while you are at it, do something about your stars dude! They are all roundish and starlike, it won't do, it just won't do at all my friend......
If you ever need any tips on capturing or processing quality data, just let me know.
Cheers
Chris
(in case you missed it, this is a tongue in cheek, sarcastic post....)
Yeah I got it ...hey I'm good with humour...I'm just not that funny .......
Hmmm? speaking of funny, your shot does indeed seem to show a little spot in the basic position of the babies rattle... but in my image there is actually nothing bright in that exact position, so not sure what is going on there
Mike
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Hmmm, I see what you mean now, sorry, I scrolled down and found the reference....
Not sure what it is, this was taken in March 2013 and it definitely looks starlike, I havent processed this in anything like CS5 or Startools with any sort of clone brush or anything, so perhaps it is a variable star in the "blob" of the baby's rattle?
I revisited the data I took in March when I realised it was NGC2438 and did a quick and dirty curves on it, so whatever it is, could be as it was captured.......
spooky, maybe it IS a variable star causing the proto planetary you so eloquently captured....
On a side note, geez my stars suck, I really must try harder...
I am sure you will produce a(nother) nice image too 
)...would love to be at Las Campanas in Chile (future home of the GMT) where the seeing hovers around 0.5" 
soooo I redid the Ha and OIII combine and was more careful this time..in other words yep, I did a Sidonio 
so all image links have now been updated 
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Got hooked on stellar life cycles over the last year or so and am fascinated with how PN's evolve and based on your point of view how they appear in images. M46 was my first imaged PN a couple of years ago but its clearly not a patch on this.
